Bagpipes (Gaidas)

Bagpipes (Gaidas)

Bagpipe in English, or “Gaida” in Greek, which means the goat that sings, is a very common ethnic instrument that survived through ages in music history. Every mountain in Greece has a different gaida.
Many mountains means many different bagpipe variations. The most ‘known’ and their tonalities include:

1) The East Thracian Bagpipe (D-E)
2) The West Thracian Gaida (A-A#)
3) Macedonian Mezzo (Orta) Gaida in (A#-B)
4) Macedonian Soprano (Djura) Gaida in (D-E-F-G-A) – (Kounoup gaida)
5) Pierian Mountains Gaida in A-A# (kaba shape)
6) Rhodopian Mountains (Bass) Kabagaida in D-E (Pomaks Gaida)

For us, bagpipes (gaidas), are a crazy love that is necessary to embrace the genre. And if you go further, you will realize that you need viper’s fingers and strong lungs to be free as a bird!

Bagpipes comprise of the following 5 elements:

1) The Chanter, which plays the melody
2) The Drone, which represents the atmosphere
3) The Goatskin (airbag-artificial lungs)
4) The Blower
5) The Reeds

Here at Dris, we create various versions of chanters and drones for you to choose and combine for your bagpipe. They vary in both tonalities and aesthetics.

Note that it takes us ca. 3 months to create a bagpipe. During this period you are in constant dialog with us so you can follow the production process as you wish!

Bagpipe Music Samples

Bagpipe C Majore

by Dris

Bagpipe G Ousak

by Dris

Bagpipe C

by Dris

Bagpipe Mantilatos 7/8

by Dris

Our Bagpipes

Create Your Own Bagpipe!

Our fantasy has no limits when creating our bagpipes. You could either choose one of our ready made gaidas, or look at our great selection of Drones and Chanters to combine as you wish in order to create your desired bagpipe. Write your preferences when you checkout or send us an email if you have specific needs and wishes!